Horseshoe.



UNITED STATES.-

. MATILDA4 S. PORTER, OF BRGHAM, UTAH, ADMINISTRATRIVX OF'MOSES l PATENT OEEIOE. A

E. PORTER, DEcEAsEn Y HoRsEsl-IOE. Y l

letters of administration will morel fully appear,) do hereby declare 'that said MOSES E. PORTER invented a new and useful Horseshoe, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that .class of horseshoes wherein a flexible pad of rubber or similar materialor fabric is employed for relieving the horse from lthe jars and jolts incident to travel upon hard roads or pavements, and has for itsobject to simplify and improve the construction and decrease the tendency of the displacement of the cushion material and; also decrease the labor required to replace worn or brokenpads or cushions.

With these and other objects in view,

which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novel features of construction, asl

hereinafter fully described and claimed. V

In the accompanying drawings, forming aI part of thisspecificati'on, and in whichcorresponding parts are denoted by like designati'ng characters, is illustrated the preferred form ofthe embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, as various changes in the shape, proportions, andV general assemblage of the parts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings thus employed, Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of'one of the improved horseshoes. Fig. 2 lis a side view in section on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is 'a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. v The improved device comprises an upper plate 10,conforming to the Shape of the hoof of the horse and attached, as by the ordinary nails, tothe hoof, the nail-holes being preferably arranged at the usualvpoints, as indi- .cated at 11. Depending downwardly from the plate 10 are studs 12, spaced at suitable Specification of Letters Patent. l Application led FebruaryAZS, 1905. Serial No. 247,064.

' Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

'distances apart and each provided with a laterally-extending lip 13,.,inclined on the.

side next the plate 10, the lips all extending in the same-direction, preferably rearwardly of the shoe, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. Four of the studs, as in Fig.` 1, will usually be employed 5 but agreater or lesser number may be used, if preferred or if found necessary. l

Spaced from the upper or hoof plate is another plate 14, preferably thicker than the hoof-plate and provided with recesses to receive the studs12, each recess being longer than the combined length of its respective istud and its inclined lip, and each recess also provided with an undercut cavity 16 in its rear end and with its u per side inclined toco'nform to thevincline o the lips 13.

The rubber or other iiexible'pad 17 is interposed between the plates 10 14, with the studs 12eXtending' through the pad. The pad will be so gaged as to thickness to leave a space between the ends ofthe spurs 12 and the bottom of the recesses 15, as shown in Fig. 2, so

- that the pad may be compressed to a certain extent without bringing the metal parts in contact, and thus provide for the proper cushion action of the pad, as will be obvious.

Tapped through the lower platel 14, opposite the ends of the cavities 15 most remote from the undercut cavities 16, are screwholes in which threaded stop-plugs 18 are inserted for bearing against the rear sides of the studs 12 after they have been inserted to prevent the removal of the studs.

are all rmly locked together andv will not become loosened no matter how severe-the strains or concussions may be. n The plate 10 is providedwith spaced longitudinally-disp osed inwardly-inclined depending'ribs 19, and the plate 14 is likewise pro- IOO screw-plugs 18 the two plates and the .pad o vided with Similar spaced ribs 20, inclining p outwardly. The pad 17 is molded with channels to conform to and receive the ribs 19 and likewise molded to receive the ribs 20, so that when the parts are united, as above described, the pad will be firmly held from lateral displacement.

The plate 14 may be provided with toe and heel calks of any required form, if preferred; but as these form no part of the present invention they are not illustrated.

. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1.v A horseshoe composed of an upper plate having means for attachment to the hoof and provided with spaced depending lugs with laterally-extending lips inclined on their upper faces, a lower plate having recesses for receiving said lugs and with inclined undercut cavities conforming to and adapted for receiving said inclined lips, a flexible pad member disposed between said plates, and means operating in said lower plate for holding said lugs within said recesses.

2. dA horseshoe composed of an upper plate having means for attachment to the hoof and provided with spaced depending lugs with laterally-extending lips inclined on their upper faces, a lower plate having recesses for receiving said lugs and of greater length than the lugs and their lips and provided with undercut cavities conforming to and adapted for receiving said inclined lips, screw-plugs inserted through said lower plates and bearing against the rear sides of said studs after their insertion in the recesses in the lower plates, to lock them in position therein, and a flexible pad member between said plates.

3. A horseshoe composed of an upper plate having means for attachment to the hoof, a lower plate, and a flexible pad interposed between said plates, said upper plate provided with a plurality of depending studs having lateral lips inclined on their upper sides and said lower plate having recesses for receiving said stud and of greater depth than the projecting portions of the same and having inclined undercut cavities for receiving said inclined lips and means operating through said lower plate for holding said studs from lateral movement while leaving them free to move longitudinally in the snrface depth of said recesses.

4. A horseshoe composed of an upper plate for attachment to the hoof and provided with spaced longitudinal depending ribs and with a plurality of spaced studs having laterally-extending lips inclined on the upper face, a lower plate provided with spaced longitudinal projecting ribs and having spaced recesses for ieceiving said lugs and with undercut inclined cavities for receiving said inclined lips, and a flexible pad member disposed between said plate and having channels for engaging said ribs and means operating in said lower plate for holding said studs within said recesses.

5. A horseshoe composed of an upper plate for attachment to the hoof and provided with spaced longitudinal depending ribs inclining outwardly with a plurality of spaced studs having laterally-extending lips inclined on the upper face, a lower plate provided with spaced longitudinal projecting ribs inclining inwardly and having spaced recesses for receiving said lugs and with undercut inclined cavities for receiving said inclined lips, and a flexible pad member disposed between said plates and having channels reversely inclined for engaging said ribs and means operating in said lower plate for holding said studs in said recesses.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as the invention of MOSES E. PORTER l have herein aHiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MATILDA S. PORTER, Admiaistratria; of fha estara Q1' illosws L.

Porter.

Witnesses:

A. YV. HEINES, y O. B. ANDERSEN. 

